[Bug 1699925] Re: ubuntu-defaults-builder doesn't build and doesn't generate depends/recommends in Ubuntu 18.04 and newer

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: ubuntu-defaults-builder (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  ubuntu-defaults-builder doesn't build and doesn't generate
  depends/recommends in Ubuntu 18.04 and newer

Status in ubuntu-defaults-builder package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The package fails to build in bionic, artful and newer, as far as I
  can tell because dh_ubuntu_defaults uses deprecated perl features:

  Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/\${ <-- HERE distro_release_name}/ at /home/ubuntu/Desktop/ubuntu-defaults-builder-0.57/bin/dh_ubuntu_defaults line 100, <F> line 1.
  debian/rules:7: recipe for target 'override_dh_install' failed
  make[4]: *** [override_dh_install] Error 255

  
  I'd rather someone who knew perl better than me take a look at this.

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